I've always enjoyed the gift of seeing the beauty in simple things. My first babysitting jobs paid to develop the endless rolls of 110mm film I'd crammed with less-than-perfectly-exposed blurs of delight... Praise God for the advent of digital cameras! Fast-forward to the era of design software (yes, I was around before everyone had computers, cell phones, tablets, etc.) and that creative little girl has a lot more toys to play with. These days, in the spare moments between family goings on with my five nearly-grown kids and answering the 'siren' call of duty as a lady firefighter, I still revel in the joy that is bringing inspiration to life.